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Dr. Nicola Kollmann
+41 78 231 19 43 | nicola.kollmann@icloud.com | | |
29-year-old PhD in finance graduate, with an enormous interest in conducting research on corporate finance topics and a passion for sustainability. My most valuable qualities are a curious mind and the ability to solve complex problems in an analytic way.
Education
University of St.Gallen (HSG)
Ph.D. in Finance
St.Gallen, Switzerland 🇨🇭
2023 - 2019
The Ph.D. in Finance (PiF) programme is tailored towards a high-quality and internationally orientated education in financial research. It prepares students to pursue an academic career or to take up an applied research position in a central bank, an international policy institution or in the financial sector.
Global School in Empirical Research Methods
GSERM Summer Schools
St.Gallen, Switzerland 🇨🇭
2021 - 2019
- Computational Statistics
- Statistical Learning and Applications
- Behavioral and Experimental Economics
- Regression Analysis for Spatial Data
- Bayesian Data Analysis
- Text Mining
University of St.Gallen (HSG)
M.A. HSG in Banking and Finance
St.Gallen, Switzerland 🇨🇭
2018
BI Norwegian Business School
Exchange Semester
Oslo, Norway 🇳🇴
2017
University of Bern
B.Sc. in Business Administration
Bern, Switzerland 🇨🇭
2016
Research Experience
Graduate Research Associate
Competence Center of Corporate Finance
St.Gallen, Switzerland 🇨🇭
currently - 2018
- Looking into the role of creditors in corporate governance.
- Created a data base on covenant violations.
- Teaching assistant for master courses in finance.
- Supervision of masters theses.
Research Associate
Stiftung Zukunft.li
Ruggell, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮
2021
- Project lead
Professional Experience
Sustainability Strategist
Kaiser Partner Privatbank AG
Vaduz, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮
currently - 2022
- Part of the investment committee and responsible for monitoring ESG business impacts.
- Creation of sustainability reports for the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) and Principles of Responsible Banking (PRB).
- Interface between academia and practice.
Business Development Associate
Lopag Trust reg.
Ruggell, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮
2018
- Created and lead workshops on business model innovation.
- Worked with the business model canvas and empathy maps.
Financial Services, intern
Lopag Trust reg.
Ruggell, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮
2016 - 2015
- Assisted in the implementation of a new ERP system.
- Worked on a digitalization project.
- Assisted in the administration of a family office.
Group Accounting, intern
Hilti AG
Schaan, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮
2014
- Wrote a chapter on “Performance Management” in the finance manual.
- Analyzed balanced scorecards.
- Created an overview of key performance indicators.